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The Miskatonic

The Miskatonic

8/10
1.9 hours
no achievements

hey Lizzie, i wanna be cheeky cheeky too!

The Miskatonic is a short VN that mocks the Lovecraftian-type of cosmic horror. 19 out of 20 characters have wiggly things coming out of them, they all are very nonchalant about the whispering chants that drive expedition teams mad, and there’s some kind of orange goo puddled everywhere. there’s also an adorable Dunwitch Horror named Lizzie who likes grilly cheeses.

i received this game from a friend who knew i like me some tentacles and who was appalled that i hadn’t acquired it yet. it took me a while to get into it because the font used at first was so tiny that i had a hard time reading it– apparently the dev got enough complaints on it though that he made it a titch bigger so no more headaches for me!

everyone in this game is super weird by design, but because no particular weirdness stands out it doesn’t fall into the annoying ~~~lol so random humour that seeps into the cracks of Hot Topic stores lurking inside the malls of America. it would have been easy for the dev to fall into that kind of shtick, and i was impressed that he managed to sidestep it and keep this short game entertaining. also, for someone who isn’t really into VNs like myself, the game doesn’t outstay its welcome and ends at a good point, so there’s no drudgery commonly found in this particular genre.

deffo RECOMMENDED if you like tentacles, cannibals, and cute wee avatars of Eldritch Horrors who wear the shadowy essence atop their shadowy skulls up in pigtails.

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if you like […] cute wee avatars of Eldritch Horrors who wear the shadowy essence atop their shadowy skulls up in pigtails.

Gee, I guess I’ve never asked myself that question. Hmm…

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